ALPENA After taking a hiatus and putting its plans on hold for the last several years, the South Bay Group has begun to amp up its activity to accomplish it
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Northern Lights Arena employee Jessica Sandahl sharpens an ice skate at the rink on Tuesday. Alpena County, which owns the arena, is preparing to seek proposals to find a new arena management group.
ALPENA The Alpena County Board of Commissioners has started looking for a new management group to take over operations at the county-owned Northern Lights Arena.
The current management group, the Northern Lights Arena-Community, has informed the county that it intends to step away from its current lease, which includes a 90-day escape clause.
The NLA-C leases the arena from the county for $1 a year, and pays for operations and pays toward county bond debt with revenue from ice rentals and other income. The management group keeps any profit.
Dec 15, 2020
ALPENA Arts, education, human services and literacy programs are just some of the areas touched by the most recent round of grants from the Northeast Michigan Youth Advisory Council. The Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan Board of Trustees recently approved $26,480 in a new round of youth-related NEMYAC grants covering a four-county area that includes Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency and Presque Isle Counties.
New NEMYAC Grants are:
1. Alcona Community Schools received $2,500 to support the Alcona Middle/High School Outdoor Classroom and Learning Space Development project;
2. Alpena County George N Fletcher Public Library received $1,000 to support the 2021 Teen and Twin Book Club Series;